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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

STAMP DUTIES,—Continued.

1. Bill of Lading, or ship's receipt where bills of lading are not used, for each part of every .80t,...........

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10 cents.

Exemption. Bill of Lading for goods shipped by any Government Officer on account of Government.

1. Bond, or other obligation concerning Respon- dentia and Bottomry, and Average Statement, or Bond where no statement is drawn up,

Bond for securing the payment or repayment of monoy not otherwise provided for, or for the transfer or re-transfer of stock, or accompanying the deposit of Title Deeds to any immovable property,

Bond,

1. Broker's Note, or any document having refer- ence to the sale or purchase of any merchandiso, given by any Broker,

1. Charter Party, or any Agreement or Contract for the charter or hiring of any sea-going ship or vessel, to be charged on the estimated freight,

1. Copy Charter.

Vessel under 200 tons, each copy,

over 200

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Collateral Security, Contract,

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1. Conveyance or Assignment on sale, to be levied on the amount or value of the consideration money, such consideration money to include any sum payable by the purchaser in respect of any mortgage or other debt remaining upon the property purchased, or released by such purchaser to the vendor. (See also Article 17),...

10 cents for every $100 or

part thereof.

Sce Mortgago, 26.

See also Articles 4, 20, 21, |≥ Ordinance 16 of 1886.

33.

50 cents.

10 cents for every $100 or

part thereof.

$1.

$2.

See Mortgage, 26. See Agreement, 2.

50 cents for every $100 or

part thereof,

Exemption. Transfer by mere endorsement of a duly stamped Bill of Exchange, Promissory Note or other negotiable Instrument, or of a Bill of Lading. Bill of sale for Chinese Junk. Instrument of sale, transfer or other disposition either ubsolutely or by way of mortgage or otherwise of any ship or vessel or any part, interest, share or property of or in any ship or vessels.

1. Copartnership. Deed or other instrument of.... 16. Declaration of Trust,.....

1. Deed or other instrument of Gift, assignment, or exchange, where no money consideration, or a mercly nominal money consideration passes,

† Deed of Assignment where no money consider- ation or a merely nominal money consideration passes and where such Deed is merely confirmatory of an Assignment on which the full conveyanco duty has been paid,

$10.

$25.

$10.

Note. The Collector of Stamp Revenue shall, unless the two deeds referred to in the foregoing paragraph are comprised in one and the same document, denota by an entry under his hand mado upon the Deed stamped with the $10 duty, that the full conveyance duty (if more than $10) has been paid upon the other.

Deposit of Title Deeds,

1. Duplicate or Counterpart of any Document chargeable with duty under this schedule, to bo aflixed on the production of the original Document bearing its proper Stamp, and not otherwise. If the original duty

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Under $1,

From $1 to $10,

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$10 $20,

Over $20,

See Mortgage, 26.

Samo duty.

$1.

$2.

$3.

Drdinance 13 of 1894.

Ordinance 16 of 1886.

Note.—The duplicate or counterpart of any instrument chargeable with duty is not to be deemed duly stamped unless it appears by some entry made by the Collector or by somo stamp impressed thereon that the full and proper duty has been paid upon the original instrument of which it is a duplicate or counterpart or unless it is stamped as an original instrument.

• Order in Council of 20th November, 1997.

+ Order in Counal! of 8th October, 1886.